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    Posted: March 27 2011 at 12:00am
Not sure what kind it was but they had them at aquatic dreams the other day I really want one. Are the reef safe? Does it depend on what kind or does that matter?
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i think they are california stingrays. reef safe for corals but would eat shrimp, crabs and maybe snails.
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How big is your tank?
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Once I have my glorious return I'll set back up the following.
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Stingrays eat invertebrates, and need a lot of open sand space (like at least 80% of the sandbed). I wouldn't keep a stingray in less than about 180 gallons. They have a lot of specialized needs. If you're wanting to keep one in a reef you'll have to work out a suspended reef to maximize the space the stingray can use to dig for food and move around.
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It would go into a 225.
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Could you post a photo of the tank? That would help us make sure that a ray would do ok in your system. The real problem is that they need a lot of space. That's why most ray tanks you'll see are shallow but have large footprints, they just need a ton of open sand space.
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I should have looked at your build thread LOL, anyways I think if you set your tank up right it could be a great home to a smaller ray species. You'll need to keep the rockwork to a bare minimum and suspend it off of the sandbed but it's definitely doable! Thumbs Up
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hmm might have to think bout suspended rock then. I have hard enough time doin it regular let alone suspended lol. maybe I can look into it for couple days since I havnt put hardly any rock in the tank. Thanx guys.
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